Lectures tagged "Chicago"

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Fate of the Olympics
Charles H. Battle
August 28, 2008
00:52:52
Charles H. Battle, former managing director of international relations on the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, brings a unique perspective on several past and future Olympic plans.
Sin in the Second City: Chicago's Everleigh Club Brothel
Karen Abbott
August 2, 2007
00:31:35
Karen Abbott tells the tale of the Everleigh Club brothel that operated from 1900 to 1911 on Chicago's Near South Side.
There Goes the Neighborhood
William Julius Wilson
November 2, 2006
01:12:58
William Julius Wilson, a professor of sociology at Harvard University and winner of the American Sociological Association's Sydney Spivack Award, talks about his book, There Goes the Neighborhood: Racial, Ethnic, and Class Tensions in Four Chicago Neighborhoods and Their Meaning for America
Why High School Graduates Become College Dropouts
Melissa Roderick
April 25, 2006
01:40:14
Melissa Roderick discusses the last several decades she has spent conducting research and talking to students in Chicago's public high schools.